Editorial text prepared on 25.10.2026 for the calendar observance dated 24.08.2023. Retrospective publication; this is not a historical Facebook post.

We send our greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day. Independence means the right to make our own decisions and responsibility for our country. Thank you to those who defend the state, work and support others. We wish Ukrainian families strength, mutual trust and peace. We remember the fallen defenders to whom we owe our freedom.

Sources: Verkhovna Rada Resolution No. 2143-XII.